# Virginia HB650: Courthouses; certain civil arrests prohibited, penalty. Virginia HB650, Courthouses; certain civil arrests prohibited, penalty., is a 2026 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Katrina Callsen (Democratic); status vetoed, last action 2026-05-20 (Vetoed by Governor) (as of 2026-10-11). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB650-2026 - As of: 2026-10-11 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Virginia HB650 - State: Virginia - Session: 2026 Regular Session - Title: Courthouses; certain civil arrests prohibited, penalty. - Status: vetoed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2026-01-13 - Last action: 2026-05-20, Vetoed by Governor - Sponsor: Katrina Callsen (Democratic) - Cosponsors: 0 - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 13 (273 yes, 219 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 0 ## Summary Prohibiting certain acts in furtherance of federal immigration enforcement in certain protected areas; exceptions; penalties. Prohibits certain federal civil immigration enforcement activities in certain protected areas including any courthouse, within 40 feet of any polling place or building used as a meeting place for the local electoral board while the electoral board meets to ascertain the results of an election, and any place or facility owned by the Commonwealth that is a hospital or other health care facility, a school or public institution of higher education, or an office of the attorney for the Commonwealth. The bill prohibits any civil arrest in a courthouse pursuant to a civil administrative warrant, subject to certain exceptions such as service or enforcement of an order for failure to pay child support or for any arrest occurring in connection with a court proceeding that is taking place or is scheduled to take place. The bill provides that such provisions shall not apply when such arrest is authorized by a judicial warrant or judicial subpoena.The bill also authorizes a local school board to include in its written school crisis, emergency management, and medical emergency response plan a procedure for notifying school board employees and parents of enrolled students of the presence of certain individuals on school property for immigration investigation or enforcement purposes. The bill requires each public institution of higher education to adopt a policy that requires an individual present on campus to investigate compliance with, enforce, or assist in an investigation or enforcement of any federal immigration law to present a valid judicial warrant or judicial subpoena before accessing any nonpublic area of the campus. This bill incorporates HB 1260, HB 1265, HB 1440, and HB 1442 and is identical to SB 351. ## Bill overview No economic impacts identified for this bill. ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Katrina Callsen (Democratic), House ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-03-14 | Senate | Conference report agreed to by Senate | pass | 21 | 18 | | | 2026-03-14 | House | Conference report agreed to by House | pass | 62 | 35 | | | 2026-03-12 | Senate | Senate insisted on substitute Block Vote | pass | 40 | 0 | | | 2026-03-11 | House | Senate substitute rejected by House | fail | 0 | 98 | | | 2026-03-10 | Senate | Passed Senate with substitute | pass | 21 | 19 | | | 2026-03-10 | Senate | Courts of Justice Substitute agreed to | pass | 0 | 0 | | | 2026-03-06 | Senate | Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote) | pass | 0 | 0 | | | 2026-03-06 | Senate | Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) | pass | 39 | 0 | | | 2026-03-04 | Senate | Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute | pass | 8 | 6 | | | 2026-02-12 | House | Read third time and passed House | pass | 63 | 35 | | | 2026-02-06 | House | Reported from Public Safety with substitute | pass | 15 | 7 | | | 2026-02-06 | House | Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute | pass | 4 | 1 | | | 2026-01-28 | House | Referred from Courts of Justice and referred to Public Safety (Voice Vote) | pass | 0 | 0 | | ## Actions (56) - 2026-05-20: Vetoed by Governor (Governor) - 2026-04-23: Passed by for the day (House) - 2026-04-23: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., May 23, 2026 (Governor) - 2026-04-23: Communicated to Governor (House) - 2026-04-22: Passed by for the day (House) - 2026-04-12: Governor's recommendation received by House (Governor) - 2026-03-31: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB650) (House) - 2026-03-31: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026 (Governor) - 2026-03-31: Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 31, 2026 (House) - 2026-03-31: Signed by Speaker (House) - 2026-03-30: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB650ER) (House) - 2026-03-30: Enrolled (House) - 2026-03-30: Signed by President (Senate) - 2026-03-24: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB650) (House) - 2026-03-14: Conference report agreed to by Senate (21-Y 18-N 0-A) (Senate) - 2026-03-14: Conference report agreed to by House (62-Y 35-N 0-A) (House) - 2026-03-13: Conference Report released - 2026-03-12: House Conferees: Callsen, Simon, Cornett (House) - 2026-03-12: Conferees appointed by House (House) - 2026-03-12: House acceded to request (House) - 2026-03-12: Senate insisted on substitute Block Vote (40-Y 0-N 0-A) (Senate) - 2026-03-12: Conferees appointed by Senate (Senate) - 2026-03-12: Senate Conferees: Salim, Perry, McDougle (Senate) - 2026-03-12: Senate requested conference committee (Senate) - 2026-03-11: Senate substitute rejected by House (0-Y 98-N 0-A) (House) - 2026-03-10: Passed Senate with substitute (21-Y 19-N 0-A) (Senate) - 2026-03-10: Courts of Justice Substitute agreed to (Senate) - 2026-03-10: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute (Senate) - 2026-03-10: Read third time (Senate) - 2026-03-09: Passed by for the day (Senate) - 2026-03-06: Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote) (Senate) - 2026-03-06: Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) (39-Y 0-N 0-A) (Senate) - 2026-03-06: Rules suspended (Senate) - 2026-03-05: Committee substitute printed 26109150D-S1 (Senate) - 2026-03-04: Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (8-Y 6-N) (Senate) - 2026-03-02: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB650) (House) - 2026-02-13: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice (Senate) - 2026-02-13: Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (Senate) - 2026-02-12: Read third time and passed House (63-Y 35-N 0-A) (House) - 2026-02-11: Engrossed by House - committee substitute (House) - 2026-02-11: committee substitute agreed to (House) - 2026-02-11: Read second time (House) - 2026-02-10: Read first time (House) - 2026-02-06: Committee substitute printed 26107314D-H1 (House) - 2026-02-06: Reported from Public Safety with substitute (15-Y 7-N) (House) - 2026-02-06: Incorporates HB1260 (Shin) (House) - 2026-02-06: Incorporates HB1440 (Lopez) (House) - 2026-02-06: Incorporates HB1442 (Lopez) (House) - 2026-02-06: Incorporates HB1265 (Glass) (House) - 2026-02-06: House subcommittee offered (House) - 2026-02-06: Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (4-Y 1-N) (House) - 2026-02-02: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB650) (House) - 2026-01-29: Assigned HMPPS sub: Subcommittee #3 (House) - 2026-01-28: Referred from Courts of Justice and referred to Public Safety (Voice Vote) (House) - 2026-01-13: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice (House) - 2026-01-13: Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26105002D (House) ## Bill text - Veto Explanation, 2026-05-20: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1225804.HTML) - Substitute, 2026-04-14: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1219532.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1219531.PDF) - Gov Recommendation, 2026-04-12: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1219307.HTML) - Enrolled, 2026-03-30: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1214166.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1214165.PDF) - Conference Report, 2026-03-13: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1211110.HTML) - Substitute, 2026-03-13: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1211107.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1211106.PDF) - Substitute, 2026-03-05: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1196272.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1196271.PDF) - Substitute, 2026-02-06: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1132586.HTML), [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1131957.HTML), [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1132042.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1131956.PDF), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1132041.PDF), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1132585.PDF) - Introduced, 2026-01-13: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1085356.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1085355.PDF) ## Related bills - HB5: Employment; paid sick leave, civil penalties. (signed) - SB199: Employment; paid sick leave, civil penalties. (signed) - HB95: Va. Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; landlord remedies, noncompliance with rental agreement. (signed) - HB1393: Electric utilities; pilot program for energy assistance and weatherization for certain individuals. (signed) - HB834: Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; fire or casualty damage, termination by landlord. (signed) - HB675: Protection of employees; coercion or threat based on immigration status, civil penalty. (signed) ## Sources - [Veto Explanation (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1225804.HTML) - [Substitute (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1219532.HTML) - [Substitute (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1219531.PDF) - [Gov Recommendation (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1219307.HTML) - [Enrolled (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1214166.HTML) - [Enrolled (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1214165.PDF) - [Conference Report (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1211110.HTML) - [Substitute (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1211107.HTML) - [Substitute (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1211106.PDF) - [Substitute (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1196272.HTML) - [Substitute (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1196271.PDF) - [Substitute (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1132586.HTML) - [Substitute (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1131957.HTML) - [Substitute (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1132042.HTML) - [Substitute (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1131956.PDF) - [Substitute (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1132041.PDF) - [Substitute (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1132585.PDF) - [Introduced (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1085356.HTML) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1085355.PDF) ## Related - [HB5: Employment; paid sick leave, civil penalties.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB5-2026) - [SB199: Employment; paid sick leave, civil penalties.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-SB199-2026) - [HB95: Va. Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; landlord remedies, noncompliance with…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB95-2026) - [HB1393: Electric utilities; pilot program for energy assistance and weatherization for…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB1393-2026) - [HB834: Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; fire or casualty damage, terminat…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB834-2026) - [HB675: Protection of employees; coercion or threat based on immigration status, civil…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB675-2026) - [Virginia bills](https://policyrisk.com/states/virginia/bills) - [Virginia state hub](https://policyrisk.com/states/virginia) - [All state legislation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bills) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB650-2026 (as of 2026-10-11).